TRANSMITTER MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MOUNTING

• US 20160102788A1
• Filed: 10/08/2014
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Byrd, Douglas Scott, Cox, Christopher Scott, Derouin, Ryan Jean, Sparks, Allen Grayson
• Application Number:
  US14/509,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20160102788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 1/00 Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces in combination with sliding valves F16K3/246, F16K3/267 ; diaphragm valves F16K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 37/0025 Electrical or magnetic means F16K37/0075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/30 Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments

Abstract

A mounting adaptor for mounting a transmitter to a valve manifold includes a base portion having a first side and a second side, the first side having a flat surface. Also included is a connector portion having a threaded external surface, the connector portion operatively coupled to, and extending away from, the second side of the base portion. Further included is at least one through hole defined by the base portion, the at least one through hole extending from the first side to the second side and configured to mount the mounting adaptor to the valve manifold.

Claims

1. A transmitter mounting system comprising:

a transmitter having a threaded connector region;

a valve manifold having a flat mounting flange to be operatively coupled to the transmitter; and

a mounting adaptor configured to mount the transmitter to the flat mounting flange of the valve manifold, the mounting adaptor comprising;

a base portion having a first side and a second side, the first side having a flat surface and configured to engage the flat mounting flange of the valve manifold;

a connector portion having a threaded external surface, the connector portion integrally formed with, and extending away from, the second side of the base portion, the threaded external surface configured to engage the threaded connector region of the transmitter; and

at least one through hole defined by the base portion, the at least one through hole extending from the first side to the second side and configured to mount the mounting adaptor to the valve manifold.

2. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one through hole is threaded and configured to receive a fastener for securing the mounting adaptor to the valve manifold.

3. The transmitter mounting system of claim 2, wherein the fastener is a bolt extending through the flat mounting flange of the valve manifold and into the at least one through hole.

4. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one through hole comprises a first through hole and a second through hole disposed on opposite sides of the connector portion.

5. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of connector portions integrally formed with and extending from the second side of the base portion.

6. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, further comprising an O-ring disposed between the first side of the base portion of the mounting adaptor and the flat mounting flange of the valve manifold.

7. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, further comprising an orientation fastener extending through the transmitter proximate the threaded connector region and through the connector portion of the mounting adaptor to orient the mounting adaptor in a predetermined angular position.

8. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter comprises a pressure transmitter.

9. The transmitter mounting system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter mounting system is operatively coupled to a gas turbine engine.

10. A mounting adaptor for mounting a transmitter to a valve manifold comprising:

a base portion having a first side and a second side, the first side having a flat surface;

a connector portion having a threaded external surface, the connector portion operatively coupled to, and extending away from, the second side of the base portion; and

at least one through hole defined by the base portion, the at least one through hole extending from the first side to the second side and configured to mount the mounting adaptor to the valve manifold.

11. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, wherein the connector portion is integrally formed with the base portion and is configured to engage a threaded connector region of the transmitter.

12. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, wherein the at least one through hole is threaded and configured to receive a fastener for securing the mounting adaptor to the valve manifold.

13. The mounting adaptor of claim 12, wherein the fastener is a bolt extending through a flat mounting flange of the valve manifold and into the at least one through hole.

14. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, wherein the at least one through hole comprises a first through hole and a second through hole disposed on opposite sides of the connector portion.

15. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, further comprising a plurality of connector portions integrally formed with and extending from the second side of the base portion.

16. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, further comprising an O-ring disposed between the first side of the base portion of the mounting adaptor and a flat mounting flange of the valve manifold.

17. The mounting adaptor of claim 11, further comprising an orientation fastener extending through the transmitter proximate the threaded connector region and through the connector portion of the mounting adaptor to orient the mounting adaptor in a predetermined angular position.

18. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, wherein the transmitter comprises a pressure transmitter.

19. The mounting adaptor of claim 10, wherein the valve manifold is operatively coupled to a gas turbine engine and the transmitter is configured to detect a pressure.

20. The mounting adaptor of claim 15, wherein the at least one through hole comprises a first pair of through holes located on opposing sides of a first connector portion and a second pair of through holes located on opposing sides of a second connector portion.